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Wawa Gatheru
Wanjiku "Wawa" Gatheru is an American climate justice activist. She is a beneficiary of the Rhodes Scholarship.[1] Early lifeGatheru was born to Kenyan immigrants and raised in the rural area of Pomfret, Connecticut,[1][2] She became interested in climate activism at 15 and took classes in environmental science.[3][4] Gatheru attended the University of Connecticut. She received the Harry S. Truman, Rhodes, and Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation's scholarship in 2019.[5] She graduated magna cum laude in 2020 with a BA in Environmental studies and a minor in Urban and Community Studies.[6] She earned her Master's from the University of Oxford in nature, society and environmental governance.[7] ActivismGatheru sought to advocate for Black women and non-binary people through writing and public speaking.[8][9] In 2022, she hosted the black eco-feminist summit, which was featured in the British Vogue.[10] She was the board chair at the Environmental Media Association[11] AchievementsGatheru was recognized as a Young Futurist by The Root in 2020, a Grist 50 FIXER, and Glamour College Woman of the Year.[12] In 2021, she was Victoria's Secret PINK Purpose Project Winner.[13] In January 2023, she appeared on the cover of Vogue alongside Billie Eilish.[14] I She was also named Climate Creator to Watch by Pique Action and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health,[15] became a member of the first-ever National Environmental Youth Advisory Council at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,[16] and won a Trailblazer Award at Verdical Group's annual Net Zero Conference.[17] In 2024, Gatheru was named in Forbes 30 Under 30 List under Social Impact.[18] References
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